Friday, December 9, 2011

Days after the Pentagon first denied and then admitted that it lost
touch with a high-tech drone aircraft, authorities in Iran are now
saying that they have the plane — and its condition is pristine.

The unmanned, robotic aircraft — a RQ170 Sentinel drone plane —
disappeared last week. American authorities quickly dismissed claims
that they lost the plane over Iran, only to later admit that the CIA was
flying a reconnaissance mission over Afghanistan when they lost touch
with the top-secret stealth drone. Soon after it was believed that
communication was cut once the plane waded through the air in Iranian
territory. American officials then claimed that satellite imagery showed
that the drone had crashed and was beyond repair.

Officials out
of Tehran, however, now say that they intercepted the craft and have it
in perfect shape. For proof, Iran television has even broadcast footage
of the craft..... MORE

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